Bulgaria reports anthrax outbreak, 9 animals dead The Bulgarian Food Safety Agency (BFSA) reported this week an anthrax outbreak on a 28-head buffalo farm in the Silistra village of Chernogor.

Bulgaria reports anthrax outbreak, 9 animals dead
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Hong Kong reports 1st local dengue transmission of the year The Hong Kong Centre for Health Protection (CHP) reports investigating the first local case of dengue fever (DF) in Hong Kong this year.

Hong Kong reports 1st local dengue transmission of the year
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Pennsylvania reports increases in tick bite related emergency department visits statewide An increase in persons seeking care for Lyme disease (LD) and other tickborne diseases is anticipated in the coming weeks to months

Pennsylvania reports increases in tick bite related emergency department visits statewide
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4th H5N1 avian influenza case in Cambodia The Cambodia Ministry of Health reports an additional human case of H5N1 avian influenza in a 66-year-old woman who was confirmed to be positive on April 21, 2026 by the National Institute of Public H...

4th H5N1 avian influenza case in Cambodia
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Japan reports 56 additional measles cases in past week, Tokyo total tops 100 Japan recorded 56 additional measles in the past week, according to the Japan Institute for Health Security.

Japan reports 56 additional measles cases in past week, Tokyo total tops 100
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Florida: Additional chikungunya cases reported in Hillsborough County The Florida Department of Health reported two travel-associated chikungunya cases in Hillsborough County during the past week, bringing the total cases in the Tampa-area county to six this year.

Florida: Additional chikungunya cases reported in Hillsborough County
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Argentina reports hundreds of new chikungunya cases In a follow-up on the chikungunya outbreak in Argentina, the Argentina National Epidemiological Surveillance System (BEN) reports 268 new cases of chikungunya fever during the week ending April 11.

Argentina reports hundreds of new chikungunya cases
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Chikungunya in French Guiana update In the follow-up on the chikungunya situation in French Guiana, on the northeast coast of South America, since the first locally acquired case was confirmed on January 26, 2026, several cases have bee...

Chikungunya in French Guiana update
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Brazil makes progress in controlling dengue and malaria Dengue fever

Brazil makes progress in controlling dengue and malaria
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Canada: Salmonella outbreak linked to Hamilton, Ontario restaurant Hamilton Public Health officials report investigating a salmonella outbreak linked to the Piper Arms Stoney Creek, located at 1786 Stone Church Road East, Stoney Creek.

Canada: Salmonella outbreak linked to Hamilton, Ontario restaurant
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Anthrax outbreak in Vihiga County, Kenya Health officials in Vihiga County in western Kenya report a cutaneous anthrax outbreak within Emuhaya Subcounty.

Anthrax outbreak in Vihiga County, Kenya
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Philippines: Measles in Quezon City The cases of measles in Quezon City have reached 143 from January 1 to April 16 this year.

Philippines: Measles in Quezon City
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Local cholera case reported on the Cayman Islands The Ministry of Health, Environment & Sustainability and the Public Health Department confirm that a laboratory result from a patient in the Cayman Islands indicated the presence of a cholera-related ...

Local cholera case reported on the Cayman Islands
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Confirmed #malaria cases in #Afghanistan rose 25% in March 2026 compared with February, reaching 746 cases, though no malaria-related deaths have been reported since January, according to health data.

San Francisco: Syphilis and other STI's down, First case of clade I mpox Sexually transmitted infections

San Francisco: Syphilis and other STI's down, First case of clade I mpox
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North Carolina reports increase in Legionnaires’ disease In 2024, North Carolina health authorities reported 201 Legionnaires’ disease cases statewide throughout the year.

North Carolina reports increase in Legionnaires’ disease
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Bolivia: Yellow fever health alert declared in Santa Cruz Authorities in the eastern department of Santa Cruz—Bolivia’s most populous region—declared a “health alert” this Wednesday following a yellow fever outbreak that has so far claimed one life, promptin...

Bolivia: Yellow fever health alert declared in Santa Cruz
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Costa Rica: Health officials confirm fifth case of chikungunya The Costa Rica Ministry of Health confirms the fifth positive case of Chikungunya fever in the country in 2026, according to the results issued by the laboratory of the Costa Rican Institute of Resear...

Costa Rica: Health officials confirm fifth case of chikungunya
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Bangladesh measles: 20,000 cases in one month In a follow-up on the measles outbreak in Bangladesh, since the outbreak began on March 15, the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) in Dhaka reports 20,352 total cases, including 3,065 confi...

Bangladesh measles: 20,000 cases in one month
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Chagas disease in Paraguay In Paraguay, Chagas disease is distributed throughout the country with varying levels of endemicity.

Chagas disease in Paraguay
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Costa Rica reports 4th chikungunya case of 2026 The Costa Rica Ministry of Health reports a fourth positive case of chikungunya has been confirmed so far in 2026.

Costa Rica reports 4th chikungunya case of 2026
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Taiwan reports increase in gastrointestinal illness Taiwan health officials said that the recent warm and humid weather has accelerated the reproduction of pathogens such as bacteria, increasing the risk of transmission of intestinal infectious disease...

Taiwan reports increase in gastrointestinal illness
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Dengue cases confirmed in Tonga The Tonga Ministry of Health confirmed three dengue fever cases in Tongatapu.

Dengue cases confirmed in Tonga
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Dengue fever and hand, foot and mouth disease cases on the rise in Vietnam Several infectious diseases such as hand, foot and mouth disease and dengue fever have been on the rise in many localities, especially in the South, recently.

Dengue fever and hand, foot and mouth disease cases on the rise in Vietnam
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Chikungunya in Argentina: Salta is the epicenter
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Nigeria: Lassa fever remains active and increasing Nigeria health officials continue to report increasing and geographically spreading Lassa fever cases in 2026.

Nigeria: Lassa fever remains active and increasing
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Senegal reports 2nd human CCHF case of 2026 During the week ending April 4, Senegal health authorities reported an additional Crimean Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) case.

Senegal reports 2nd human CCHF case of 2026
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Anthrax outbreak in western Uganda Health officials in Uganda report an anthrax outbreak in the western Ugandan district of Kitagwenda.

Anthrax outbreak in western Uganda
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DRC: More than 4,600 cases of cholera reported in South Kivu in 1st quarter of 2026 According to data from the South Kivu Provincial Health Division (DPS) Friday, 4,607 cases of cholera were reported in South Kivu in the first quarter of 2026, including 67 deaths in the province.

DRC: More than 4,600 cases of cholera reported in South Kivu in 1st quarter of 2026
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Bangladesh measles outbreak grows, Vaccination campaign enters second phase In a follow-up on the measles outbreak in Bangladesh, the second phase of the measles vaccination campaign will begin today in Barishal City Corporation (BCC) and Dhaka, in line with the countrywide i...

Bangladesh measles outbreak grows, Vaccination campaign enters second phase
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